Alpha BRAIN’s dosages are hit and miss; it just depends on the blend. Although Vinpocetine can work at small dosages, 65 mg in their Fuel Blend is just sad.

Their Focus Blend (240 mg) does better, but it’s still low. Though Hup-A also works in small dosages, Bacopa Monnieri and Alpha-GPC suffer.

Fuel Blend is the highest dosage, but it’s still a prop blend like any other. The only ingredient we know the real dosage of is AC-11®. But again, the potential there is theory based.

In the end, Alpha BRAIN’s dosages don’t hit as hard as CILTEP’s.

Since CILTEP has only 5 ingredients and none hidden in prop blends, with only Acetyl-L-Carnitineslightly missing its mark; we have to hand this round to them.

Round 2… CILTEP Wins

Round 3: Ingredient Quality

CILTEP may only use 5 natural ingredients, but they’re high quality.

P-5-P is the best form of B-6 out there; CILTEP made good use of it, Alpha BRAIN decided on the plain, less powerful B-6 (HCL).

Coelus+Artichoke are exotic and premium herbal ingredients. They also have strong standardizations; Artichoke extract (5% total caffeoylquinic acids) and 20% forskolin (4mg) for Coelus forskohlii.

And CILTEP’s ingredients were chosen to respond well to each other, potentially hitting some synergy.

Coelus+Artichoke are the big brains behind their power. P-5-P, Acetyl-L-Carnitine & L-Phenylalanine back the blend by supplying mood and mental performance enhancements.

Alpha BRAIN’s ingredients work well to target brain waves; and they chose several of the best goddamn nootropics you can possibly hope for (Bacopa Monnieri, Phosphatidylserine, Vinpocetine & L-Theanine).

But Alpha BRAIN does not standardize any herbs except for AC-11. We’ve got potency and dosage concerns with their formula. Plus, their blends have weak links in Alpha GPC and plain B-6.

Round 3… CILTEP Wins

Round 4: Price

CILTEP

vs.

Alpha BRAIN

1 Bottle (30-day supply)

$42.95

1 Bottle (15-day supply)

$32.95

Per capsule

$0.72

Per capsule

$1.10

Per serving

$2.15

Per serving

$2.20

Round 4… CILTEP Wins

Round 5: JUDGEMENT

CILTEP vs. Alpha BRAIN pit theoretical formula against theoretical formula. The winner seems clear but this wasn’t a total smash.

Alpha BRAIN included premium nootropics in each of their blends. The ingredients complement their end goal: Peak “Alpha” performance by targeting brain waves.

But their dosages are a wonder: hidden by prop blends & hitting the low-end of their Focus & Fuel blends. While we like that they keep their ‘Other’ label clean it’s just not enough to pull ahead.

Alpha BRAIN’s star is AC-11®… which is a mystery nootropic.

Purely based on theory, AC-11®’s benefits sound great. The nootropic claims are huge…but no one knows if AC-11® really delivers.

Granted, CILTEP’s main focus Coelus+Artichoke is also theory driven, but we give them points for explaining why it should boost acetylcholine & dopamine to keep us in an LTP state longer; 8-14 hours longer, to be precise.

Even more bonus points are awarded for CILTEP’s squeaky clean label (5 ingredients total), premium herbals and good standardizations.